SAGINAW — A Saginaw woman convicted of assaulting a mentally disabled man will spend the next 18 years in prison.

Saginaw County Circuit Judge James T. Borchard on Thursday sentenced Henretta T. Little, 30, to 18 years and nine months to 41 years and eight months in prison for assault with intent to commit great bodily harm less than murder, kidnapping, and unlawful imprisonment.

Police have said Little and Laprincess L. Jones, 26, were living at 1112 S. Jefferson in Saginaw with a man in his 20s who was collecting disability checks from the state. The women kept the man in the house and beat him with objects, police said.

Jones in April pleaded guilty to the assault and imprisonment charges and was sentenced to seven years to 22 years and six months in prison. As part of her plea deal, she testified against Little.

Little’s trial before Saginaw County Circuit Judge James T. Borchard began Dec. 6 but was postponed Dec. 8 when Little said she was going into labor. Court officials said Little’s medical records indicated that she did not actually go into labor, and the trial continued the next week.